One of the biggest crowds at Politifest was at the debate over Measure C, the Chargers’ plan to build a convadium in East Village. City Councilman Chris Cate, architect Rob Quigley and former San Diego Economic Development Corp. CEO Julie Meier-Wright argued against the measure; while Chargers adviser Marcela Escobar-Eck, the San Diego Stadium Coalition’s Jason Riggs and Save Our Bolts’ Thomas Powell made a case for it. For more background, check out: A Chargers Loyalty Test Courses Through San Diego Business Community, Lands at Mayor Op-Ed: The Urbanist Case Against a Downtown Convadium Op-Ed: The Convadium Is an Opportunity for San Diego to Do a Big Thing. We Should Take It. Padres Chairman Lays Out Concerns with Chargers’ Plans Op-Ed: The Convadium May Just Be a Con A Hotel Tax Hike Has Been in the Chargers’ Playbook for a Long Time East Village Developers Say an East Village Stadium Would Ruin East Village Assembling the Properties for a Downtown Convadium Not Nearly the Obstacle It Seemed